23 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
About 23 Brookend Drive
23 Brookend Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 58.9% above the 2014 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Brookend Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/24/01892/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Brookend Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 14 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2014Most recent
£280,000
+13.8%over 7 years16 February 2007
£246,000
+69.7%over 7 years16 November 1999
£144,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4SQ: £366,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK45 4SQ
9 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Mar 2025
£310,00022 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Feb 2025
£485,0006 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Nov 2022
£615,00017 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold May 2022
£366,00015 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Mar 2022
£325,500
Everything we know about 23 Brookend Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Brookend Drive homes
23 Brookend Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,146
Street avg £3,738
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sharpenhoe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB